Jason Turbow

Jason Turbow is the author of three non-fiction baseball books: “They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019), “Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017), and “The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime” (Pantheon, 2010). He has written regularly for the likes of *The New York Times*, *Sports Illustrated*, and *The Wall Street Journal*, and spent four years as content director for “Giants Today,” a full-page supplement about the San Francisco Giants in the *San Francisco Chronicle*.

"With a heady mix of reportage, biography, and classic play-by-play coverage, Turbow meticulously traces the arc of the team’s rise from the late 1970s postseason failures to the fateful, strike-filled season where the team defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series. ... Fluidly written and expertly paced, this exciting look at a turbulent team will thrill baseball enthusiasts of all stripes."

Publisher’s Weekly - Starred Review